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buckie

noun buck·ie \ ˈbəkē \

Definition of buckie

plural -s
chiefly Scottish
: a spiral-shelled marine gastropod or its shell; especially : red whelk

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Origin and Etymology of buckie

perhaps modification of Latin buccinum, bucinum, a shellfish used in dyeing purple, from bucina, buccina trumpet, shell used as a trumpet

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buckie

noun \ " \

Definition of buckie

plural -s
Scottish
: a perverse intractable person

Origin and Etymology of buckie

perhaps modification of Latin buccinum

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buckie

noun \ " \

Definition of buckie

plural -s
New England
: alewife 1a; especially : an alewife smoked for food

Origin and Etymology of buckie

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